Nehemiah 1:9
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there.”
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
שֵׁם
name/ my
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שֵׁם
Name, character, reputation. Shem. Not just a label but the full character of a person. The name of the LORD is a strong tower. Run to it.
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נָדַח
banished one/ your
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נָדַח
to push off; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (to expel, mislead, strike, inflict, etc.)
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שָׁם
there
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שָׁם
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
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מִצְוָה
commandments/ my
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מִצְוָה
a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)
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קָבַץ
I will gather/ them
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קָבַץ
to grasp, i.e. collect
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